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The Chase (2006; Fiction Film; CNBC-TV18)

Abstract

An adaptation of Italo Calvino’s short stories, ‘The Rain and the Leaves’ and ‘The Chase’ (16mm, 18 mins, broadcast on CNBC-TV 18, October 2007) Two stark visions of urban life come alive in this cinematic adaptation of Italo Calvino's short stories. In one, a dreamer from the countryside seeks a dream of escape and rejuvenation while elsewhere in an interminable traffic jam a man is trapped in a nightmare where nothing ever changes.

Publication Date Jan 1, 2007
Publisher URL https://vimeo.com/352228341

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